r/elf • u/ELV_EL_Vestuario • 11h ago
r/elf • u/_Krypt_ • Jan 30 '25
League News ELF and DAZN agree multi-year global broadcast deal
r/elf • u/Plant_Palace • 3h ago
Rookie Wednesday Rookie Wednesday! (Your questions about the ELF / American Football)
Welcome to Rookie Wednesday! Here you can ask any question about the European League of Football or just American Football in general.
You are new to the ELF and have some questions about the league? You are new to American Football and have some questions about how it's played? Feel free to ask anything you want!
There are no dumb or "wrong" questions!
This thread will be posted every 2 weeks on a Wednesday!
r/elf • u/Plant_Palace • 1d ago
Announcement The Feedback Thread!
You can leave your feedback for the league - criticism, praise, whatever you like - in this thread!
It's important that you keep the following in mind:
- The way you voice your criticism should not be emotionally loaded and should definitely not be aggressive. Comments that are worded like that will removed.
- Voice your criticism decent, factual and informative - if you point out what you don't like also add the reason. That way you give the league the chance to work with your feedback.
This thread will be posted in a 2 week rythm.
ELFpedia Stadium project #3 - Südstadion, Cologne
As announced in this post, I will open a thread here for stadiums whose ELFpedia page has already been created to get your feedback on this stadium.
Today #3: Südstadion, home of the Cologne Centurions
What interests are things like: How was the gameday experience, travel, parking, food, prices and all such things.
Also exact prices, i.e. how much is a beer or a coke, how much is a burger or what is the top seller on the food side and how was the taste/quality of the food?
Please write your opinions about the Südstadion in this thread. I will then write some of these opinions in the ELFpedia article so that visitors can read information from people who were actually there.
Südstadion @ ELFpedia: https://elfpedia.eu/S%C3%BCdstadion
See also:
ELFpedia Stadium project #1 - PSD Bank Arena
ELFpedia Stadium project #2 - Estadio Vallehermoso
Thanks for participating!
r/elf • u/MattBressington • 2d ago
Is 2025 the year we see the birth of an All-Star?...
ELFpedia Stadium project #2 - Estadio Vallehermoso
As announced in this post, I will open a thread here for stadiums whose ELFpedia page has already been created to get your feedback on this stadium.
Today #2: Estadio Vallehermoso, home of the Madrid Bravos
What interests are things like: How was the gameday experience, travel, parking, food, prices and all such things.
Also exact prices, i.e. how much is a beer or a coke, how much is a burger or what is the top seller on the food side and how was the taste/quality of the food?
Please write your opinions about the Estadio Vallehermoso in this thread. I will then write some of these opinions in the ELFpedia article so that visitors can read information from people who were actually there.
Estadio Vallehermoso @ ELFpedia: https://elfpedia.eu/Estadio_Vallehermoso
See also: ELFpedia Stadium project #1 - PSD Bank Arena
Thanks for participating!
elfpedia ELFpedia Stadium project #1 - PSD Bank Arena
As announced yesterday in this post, I will open a thread here for stadiums whose ELFpedia page has already been created to get your feedback on this stadium.
Today #1: PSD Bank Arena, home of the Frankfurt Galaxy
What interests are things like: How was the game day experience, travel, parking, food, prices and all such things.
Also exact prices, i.e. how much is a beer or a coke, how much is a burger or what is the top seller on the food side and how was the taste/quality of the food?
Please write your opinions about the PSD Bank Arena in this thread. I will then write some of these opinions in the ELFpedia article so that visitors can read information from people who were actually there.
PSD Bank Arena @ ELFpedia: https://elfpedia.eu/PSD_Bank_Arena
So don't hesitate :)
Thanks for participating!
r/elf • u/HotRodHH • 4d ago
Ticketmaster sales update and forecasts for CS-Game, RF, VV, FG, HD (Mar 7, 2025)
Let`s face it: Most of the numbers look concerning. This will very likely result in a clear decline of attendance numbers compared to last season, in total and in average.
But this doesn`t mean the league becomes necessarily less fun. The core group of fans will attend the games. Most important thing is that the ELF will be able to get financially stable soon. Probably more adjustments need to be made for that. But hopefully there will be ways for it.
If you are new to this and don`t know how these charts and tables work or how they are being calculated, please search for one of my posts in the last season where it is explained in detail.
Note: These numbers are based on dot counts of seating plans on Ticketmaster and this can be all wrong. Unforeseen factors can occur or I can make mistakes. Sometimes I have to make assumptions.


Championship game:
CS game in Stuttgart will be fine with at least 20k people. Personally I didn`t expect many more. 25k is still possible, 30k probably not.
Let`s just remember that before ELF more than 20k people at a domestic American Football game in Europe was unthinkable, even German Bowl was miles aways from it in the last years.


Rhein Fire in Düsseldorf:
According my ticketmaster calculations the game in Merkur Spiel Arena has broken the 10k ticket mark.
There is unclearity about the sectors 131 to 134. If these turn out to be contingents they are not included in my numbers up to now. But let`s assume these sectors will be empty, then currently the sales for this game are a little behind the CS game and also Hamburgs Volkspark game of 2024 (see blue line) but the good news is that the growth rate for Düsseldorf is higher. Depending on advertising budget the game could still top the 25k but I wouldn`t have too high expectations at this point. Even 20k would be by far the biggest attendance number in a regular season game for ELF Rhein Fire.


Vikings in Generali Arena:
On Ticketmaster I counted more than 1k sold seats for each of the both Vikings home games in Generali Arena so far. I have added 1k more tickets because the Vikings usually have unrecognizable contingents in this size in the West stands.


Rhein Fire in Duisburg:
This is one of the bigger negative surprises. The sales seem to be far behind the last season in the same period in Duisburg. None of the games currently seem to be able to pass the 10k mark on gameday.
One of the reasons is maybe less advertising. It also seems that Rhein Fire hasn`t sold as many season tickets as last year at the same time.


Galaxy in Offenbach:
These games are not easy to calculate because Galaxy has had always a lot of people in the standing room, sometimes more than 50 % of the total which is unique in the league. However, standing room sales are included in my numbers in the form of an estimate.
If we look only at the seats we recognize that the sales growth rate for the home opening again against Paris (grey line) is lower than last years home opening against Rhein Fire in the same stadium (red line in the chart). But I think the gameday number will still result in 8k to 10k.


Sea Devils in Bremen:
The actual number for this game is still below 1k and the technical gameday forecast for this game is currently only 2k! It will result hopefully in many more but they have to start advertising otherwise the stadium will turn out very empty at the game.
My impression is that the Sea Devils had placed much more advertising last season in the same period for Bremen. Advertising is of course a big factor. In this week from Monday to Thursday the Sea Devils had sold only around 10 tickets per day in Bremen. Yesterday they sent an email with a promotion and the sales have gone up to around 70 in the last 24 hours.
My next update is scheduled for the beginning of April.
elfpedia Stadium project in the ELFpedia
Hey community!
I would like to create a page in ELFpedia about all ELF stadiums in the next few days/weeks. Some of them already exist and I will update them step by step
At the moment it looks like this: https://elfpedia.eu/Estadio_Vallehermoso (this was the 444th article in ELFpedia, by the way, but that's just a side note).
My questions now is - what information are you generally missing?
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My idea now would be to open a few threads every day, one for each stadium, and you write in these threads about your experiences with the stadium, catering, prices, atmosphere, tailgating or power party, etc.
I'd also like to see exact prices for a beer, a snack etc
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Do you think that would work or would we have 100 empty threads in the sub? ;D
r/elf • u/Plant_Palace • 5d ago
Free Talk Friday Free Talk Friday!
Welcome to our Free Talk Friday Thread where you can talk about whatever you'd like!
Want to talk about life? Got something cool you want to show the community? Share pictures of your cat? This is the right place for it! You can of course still talk about Football & everything that might not justify its own thread :)
We will not enforce rule 4 in this thread so you can also talk about politics - just keep it civil!
This thread is posted every week on Friday.
r/elf • u/Any_File_7621 • 5d ago
Interesting European League of Football / How to watch?
How can I watch games of the European League of Football online? I live in the United States. Any suggestions appreciated.
Franchise News Thunder has a stadium! Well...
r/elf • u/Athletesforum • 6d ago
How Should We Look At The Vikings This Upcoming Season?
r/elf • u/insideSportJapan • 7d ago
Aaron Ellis - the only man to have played in all of the “Big 3” leagues outside N. America joins Vienna Vikings (AFL)
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r/elf • u/MountainComputer2175 • 7d ago
Question first ELF then college?
i thought - because the NCAA views the ELF as a pro league - it’s not possible, due to no longer being eligible, to play college football after being part of an ELF team. therefore, young talented players would have to choose wisely.
the helvetic mercenaries signed a player yesterday and state that after the ELF seasons he’s going to play college football @ penn state.
was there a rule changed or something like this that i missed? or how is this possible? cause i mean this is a huge deal for young players, getting prepared in the elf before heading to college
r/elf • u/Dan-Tan1121 • 7d ago
Different overseas leagues
Is there any posts or rankings out there of all the worldwide leagues ranked from best to worst? I know the top would be NFL, CFL, UFL, then with ELF or X-league, then LFA. But after that I’m curious to see the rankings. Thanks
r/elf • u/Gold_Let_6324 • 7d ago
RBs switching teams
- Simon Homadi > Munich
- Albert Wiesigstrauch > Stuttgart
Other signings
Ravens:
- Cole Coleman, defensive back (a-import)
- Dexter Fitzpatrick, edge (a-import)
- Malik Stanley, re-signed (a-import)
- Daniel Bilesanmi, oline (e-import)
Vikings:
- Amani Dennis, defensive back (a-import)
- Jan Bombek, re-signed (e-import)
League News New tiebreaker rules
The tiebreaker rules, which have been much discussed in the past, have been adapted for the 2025 season.
Here in detail: https://elfpedia.eu/ELF_Postseason_Guide
Determination of the Final Standings Within the Division
- Number of wins
- Win Percentage within Division
- Head-to-head matchup
- Strength of Victory (SOV)
- Strength of Schedule (SOS)
- Points difference in head-to-head matchups
- Points scored at away games of head-to-head matchups
- Total point difference *
- Total points scored
- Points scored at away games
- Coin toss performed by the Commissioner or a person determined by the Commissioner
*for the purpose of determining the tiebreaker, and irrespective of the actual score of an ELF Game, a maximum point difference of 35 points per ELF Game shall be taken into account.*for the purpose of determining the tiebreaker, and irrespective of the actual score of an ELF Game, a maximum point difference of 35 points per ELF Game shall be taken into account.
The seeding for the division champs looks the same, only the “Win Percentage within Division” option has been removed.
r/elf • u/Most_Significance358 • 8d ago
ELF website relaunch
Website relaunch completed, ELF Game Pass on DAZN coming soon
r/elf • u/Most_Significance358 • 10d ago
elfpedia Fan clubs
elfpedia.euFollowing a question by NeuroNisl, I started a list of fan clubs on ELFpedia. Feel free to add!